Many of the man-made beaches recently built, proposed or under construction are part of revitalization megaprojects; city staff is eyeing Bellevue Park as potential location
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For purposes of this article, we've defined an urban beach as an artificially created recreational area within a city.London, EnglandAt the official opening of Tower Beach that year, King George V decreed "free access for ever" to the sand beach for the children of London. Paris-Plages's seasonal man-made beaches, installed for two months each year on the Georges Pompidou Expressway along the river Seine, were quickly embraced by tourists and locals.The Parisian beaches offer sand, palm trees, mulberry trees, lounge chairs, beach umbrellas, even a pop-up library.
"Because it's warm, moist and high humidity, with bright lights, it works for seasonal affective disorder and mental health," Flannigan said.Flannigan's idea went nowhere at the time, but last year, now-Mayor Matthew Shoemaker proposed a domeless urban beach during his successful municipal election campaign.
The City of Toronto currently has two man-made beaches on its Lake Ontario waterfront and is planning a third. Situated on a triangle-shaped waterfront property a stone's throw from the Redpath Sugar Refinery, Sugar Beach is known for its candy-floss-coloured pink umbrellas. The development is on the former site of a rat-infested, post-apocalyptic shantytown where hundreds of squatters occupied land on which Home Depot wanted to build a superstore but was denied by the Ontario Municipal Board.
In addition to a man-made riverside beach, the popular attraction now includes a kayak launch, a lighted forest, a big fireplace and a concert venue tucked under a bridge.
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